$323
Four Miniature Portrait Items, England or America, 19th century, a round silver framed locket with a reverse-painted silhouette bust portrait of George Washington on one side and a bowknotted woven lock of hair on the reverse; an oval ivory case, inset with a sepia and gilt profile portrait of a gentleman on ivory and signed "Miers," oval silver plaque inset on the reverse with engraved monogram; a locket with gilt-metal frame centered with an oval bust-length silhouette portrait of a woman on ivory signed "Miers" and surrounded by a braided lock of hair, flat ribbons of light and dark hair on the reverse; a round covered tortoiseshell box inset with an eglomise bust-length silhouette portrait of woman in a gold frame, the reverse inset with a gold disk with engraved monograms, (imperfections), dia. 1 3/4, 3 1/2, 3 1/8, 3 1/8 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2003-11-01
